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New So what's your problem?
The Bible is still the "Truth" in the Greek sense of the word, but perhaps not in the scientific or literal sense of the word. So are you upset that they are claiming that the Bible should not be taken as literally true in a scientific sense. Or are you simply perplexed by the "...some parts of the bible are not actually true" statement. Well, if you don't believe in creationism, or that locusts and grasshoppers have four legs, then you'd have to say that the Bible can not always be taken in a literal sense. Of course, the fundamentalist will try to claim everything in the Bible is literally true, and usually end up missing most everything that makes the Bible an inspirational work.

Anyhow, I think the reporter is misreporting the Catholic teaching. Catholic teaching is that the Bible is true - but truth is a tad more complex than a literal interpretation of facts. The Bible is not meant to be a scientific document - it is meant to define the relationship between man and God. We already know that science is incapable of discovering God - it'd make the whole point of faith rather moot.
New I'm perplexed by the reporting.

Something which should be lauded as a reasonable and sensible position is twisted into "Catholics teach that the Bible isn't true." That's what I don't understand.

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New Stand by for a cheap shot
Something which should be lauded as a reasonable and sensible position is twisted into "Catholics teach that the Bible isn't true."
Teaching that the Bible isn't true is a reasonable and sensible position.

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New But
Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible
By Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent

THE hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a teaching document instructing the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not actually true.
The title implies that the Bible is NOT true, while the article really says some parts are not true.

Readers only scanning headlines will end up with an entirely different understanding.


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New The Catholic Church has always been a target
for misrepresentations. Even though I don't agree with everything in the "Big Book of Catholicism", I am still a Catholic ( well, really a catholic = universal).

Still, the Catholic Church takes hits all the time. There will be a response, loud and clear, from the Vatican and from the US Council of Bishops to refute the falsehoods being slung.

Toss another log on that fire.
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New ICLRPD
Toss another log on that fire.
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New That's no cheap shot-it is a reasonable and sensible sum-up.
     Again with the anti-Catholic spin - (ubernostrum) - (15)
         Easy to understand: It's one reporter's opinion. :-) - (Another Scott) - (1)
             s/it's the best we can do/it's what we allow -NT - (Steve Lowe)
         So what's your problem? - (ChrisR) - (6)
             I'm perplexed by the reporting. - (ubernostrum) - (5)
                 Stand by for a cheap shot - (drewk) - (4)
                     But - (jbrabeck) - (2)
                         The Catholic Church has always been a target - (imqwerky) - (1)
                             ICLRPD - (Steve Lowe)
                     That's no cheap shot-it is a reasonable and sensible sum-up. -NT - (CRConrad)
         Simple. - (static) - (4)
             Not exactly. - (ubernostrum) - (3)
                 That's correct - (imqwerky)
                 Never trust second hand information -NT - (tuberculosis) - (1)
                     And often.. 'first-hand' too________:-/ -NT - (Ashton)
         "Some parts of the bible are not actually true" - (bionerd)

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